Carnaval Brasil — Anos 40

Film

Carnaval Brasil — Anos 40

198510mLDocumentary
Brazil
Age rating
L
Director
Pierre Verger
Year
1985

Documentary about Carnival, narrated by anthropologist and photographer Pierre Verger, who came to Brazil in the 1940s. Video tells the origins of Carnival in Salvador, with the Blocos and Afoxés, and the traditions of frevo and maracatu in Recife, with notable images from the Verger archive.

Top cast

Directed by

Pierre Verger

Written by

Pierre Verger, Arlete Soares

Produced by

Ana Basbaum, ivete Gonzalez, José Amâncio, Mimito Gomes